The school's most prolific receiver was taken 4th overall in the NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He'll join a franchise that hasn't had a winning season since 2002, when the team lost Super Bowl XXXVII to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

]]>http://wtug.com/amari-cooper-taken-4th-overall-by-the-oakland-raiders/feed/0Getty ImagesHave Recent Alabama First Round NFL Draft Picks Been Busts?http://wtug.com/have-recent-alabama-first-round-nfl-draft-picks-been-busts/
http://wtug.com/have-recent-alabama-first-round-nfl-draft-picks-been-busts/#commentsWed, 29 Apr 2015 19:50:53 +0000Ben Georgehttp://tide991.com/?p=531272Continue reading…]]>It's the week of the NFL Draft, which means two things: Nick Saban will produce another crop of talented young players and said players will be written off as overrated immediately.

]]>http://wtug.com/have-recent-alabama-first-round-nfl-draft-picks-been-busts/feed/0Getty ImagesWatch Amari Cooper's Appearance on ESPN's First Takehttp://wtug.com/watch-amari-coopers-appearance-on-espns-first-take/
http://wtug.com/watch-amari-coopers-appearance-on-espns-first-take/#commentsMon, 20 Apr 2015 19:38:20 +0000Ben Georgehttp://tide991.com/?p=530724Continue reading…]]>Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper took at trip north ahead of the NFL Draft to spend some time at ESPN and go through the company's 'car wash.'

]]>http://wtug.com/watch-amari-coopers-appearance-on-espns-first-take/feed/0Report: Blake Sims Invited to NFL Combinehttp://wtug.com/report-blake-sims-invited-to-nfl-combine/
http://wtug.com/report-blake-sims-invited-to-nfl-combine/#commentsFri, 30 Jan 2015 04:27:10 +0000Ben Georgehttp://tide991.com/?p=357781Continue reading…]]>Former Alabama quarterback Blake Sims will have an opportunity to showcase his skills as a passer ahead of the NFL Draft now that he has received a coveted invite to the NFL Scouting Combine.

]]>http://wtug.com/report-blake-sims-invited-to-nfl-combine/feed/0Getty Images3 Crimson Tide Juniors Declare For NFL Drafthttp://wtug.com/3-crimson-tide-juniors-declare-for-nfl-draft/
http://wtug.com/3-crimson-tide-juniors-declare-for-nfl-draft/#commentsFri, 09 Jan 2015 19:07:20 +0000Kevin Connellhttp://tide991.com/?p=303330Continue reading…]]>When Alabama starts its 2015 season, it will be doing so without a few of its top players.

Wide receiver Amari Cooper, safety Landon Collins and running back T.J. Yeldon will all forego their senior seasons and enter the 2015 NFL Draft, the trio announced Friday

]]>http://wtug.com/3-crimson-tide-juniors-declare-for-nfl-draft/feed/0Photo courtesy of Alabama AthleticsAJ McCarron Explains His Injury at Alabama and Discusses the NFL Draft Processhttp://wtug.com/aj-mccarron-explains-his-injury-at-alabama-and-discusses-the-nfl-draft-process/
http://wtug.com/aj-mccarron-explains-his-injury-at-alabama-and-discusses-the-nfl-draft-process/#commentsWed, 14 May 2014 00:35:48 +0000Ben Georgehttp://tide991.com/?p=108564Continue reading…]]>If you were a casual fan that only started following college football this week, you'd probably have no idea that former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron had one of the most decorated careers in the history of the game

]]>http://wtug.com/2014-nfl-draft-recap-winners-losers-steals-reaches/feed/0Getty ImagesTwo Alabama Players Taken in the First Round of the 2014 NFL Drafthttp://wtug.com/alabama-players-taken-in-the-first-round-of-the-2014-nfl-draft/
http://wtug.com/alabama-players-taken-in-the-first-round-of-the-2014-nfl-draft/#commentsThu, 08 May 2014 23:56:40 +0000Ben Georgehttp://tide991.com/?p=107896Continue reading…]]>The University of Alabama continued its recent success in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night as C.J. Mosley and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix were both taken on night one.